For over 30 years The Forum has been bringing together public and private sector IT professionals to share knowledge and best practices in a vendor neutral, collaborative environment.

The Forum serves New York’s state and local government employees who develop, deploy, maintain, or use Information Technology; and the private sector organizations that work to meet the needs of the constantly changing public sector IT landscape.

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The Benefits of Membership

Public Sector

  • Build relationships with peers in state and city government as well as the private sector
  • Learn about new products, enhancements and technologies
  • Collaborate with colleagues to implement technologies and solve problems
  • Stay up-to-date on trends, opportunities and best practices

Private Sector

  • Learn about State and City IT needs and plans for the future
  • Gain feedback from some of the largest government IT organizations in the U.S.
  • Establish and nurture relationships with State and City IT professionals
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Who Can Participate

The NYS Forum encourages everyone who is interested in Information Technology in the public and private sectors to join with their colleagues and participate in our workgroups, trainings and special events.  If you are a New York State employee or an employee of select New York City agencies, you may already be a member and just have to create a Member Profile to begin taking advantage of the Forum's activities. 

If you're unsure of the membership status of your government agency or technology company, you can check to see if your organization is already a member.  If not, it is simple to join

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In the News...

The Forum Welcomes more than 300 Attendees at the 38th Annual Meeting

(October 7, 2024) – The NYS Forum held its 38th annual meeting on October 7th with over 300 government and corporate members attending. Executive Director Fran Reiter kicked off the meeting by providing an overview of the Forum’s accomplishments and successes for the 2023-2024 program year. High on Fran’s list were the continuing relationships between government and corporate membership, the success of the NYS Forum’s Training Academy, the establishment of the Government IT Leadership Roundtable, and an introduction to the recently launched and already successful Artificial Intelligence Workgroup. Fran also highlighted the substantial increase in member participation within Forum programming and the opportunities to collaborate over the next program year (cont.)...

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The NYS Forum Launches Artificial Intelligence Workgroup to Drive Innovation and Ethical AI Practices

(September 10, 2024) – The New York State Forum is pleased to announce the establishment of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Workgroup, marking a significant step forward in addressing the explosive growth and impact of AI technologies. This initiative reflects the Forum’s recognition of the pressing need for a specialized platform dedicated to AI.

For some time, AI has been a focal point within the Forum’s Business Innovation and Emerging Technologies Workgroup discussions. However, the rapid advancement of AI technologies has highlighted the need for a dedicated Workgroup to explore and address its many implications.
The newly established AI Workgroup will be led (cont.)...

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